The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

The County Commissioners viii
hold meeting On the 2Gth INST
Miss Estell Iseman, OF Marion, IS
visiting Miss Sallie Levi
Try Manning Guard Cigar; the
best smoke out. For sale by DlnAiHs
& CO.
The county of Chesterfield is bless
ed with 1904 dogs. They are assess
ed at SS,O20.
The farmers agricultural club viii
hold meeting in the Court House on
Saturday the 23rd inst.
Miss Estell Wider, an attractive
Young lady Of Galveston, Texas IS VS.
;tine her sister, MIS- VI. S. Pack.
Nj. E. A. Bru&son, tie Oldest cdi-
tor in the State, and proprietor Of the
Bornoeeu Sentinel died at his home at
Barnwen on the 80 inst.
The county jail is empty with the
exception of one prisoner, SERVING a
sentence of thirty days, imposed by
the Trial Justice at Manning.
Mr.. W. P. Montgomery caught an
alligator with hook and line out OF
Black River wlich measured 9 feet :
inches in length.
The county commissioners have in
serdicted the habit of bathing OF
Black River causeway. Tbs Is we'll
as the practice had become nuisance.
Get the best! Hun Zee Tea. Sam
pie packages 10 cents at Dlaklns 4
Cos
A moonlight picnic at Mr.. ]. J. Har-
wins, Monday night, was enjoyed BY a
large crowd. The night was dark
and rainy, but little rocked the Jolly
votaries of pleasure.
An effort is being made to form a
new county with Bishopyille as the
county seat. There viii be mass
meeting at Bishopyille on July the
18th ior the purpose of pushing the
matter.
SIessrs. Horton and Brailssord visit
ed together last week, the bridges
over Black River. after an inspec-
ton they pronounced the work Of re-
pairing by Mr.. ". ". Newman, "we1
done"
Rev. Mr.. Hardin, preached two ser
mons in tue Baptist church lost Sur
day. Large congregations attended
both services. The other chrrchas
were closed with :Ae exception Of Sun
day school in the afternoon.
The Manning juvenile bal!-tossers,
p1ayed match gene Of ball last
THURSDAY with niue of younG hope
fuls, of Foreston, o. the grounds of
the latter, At the close OF the ninth
inning the score stood l6 to 10 il ia
vor of Manning.
John D. Sheahan shot and killed
Rufus L. Bishop, at Laurens Court
House, on the morning of the fourth.
Bishop had cursed Sheahan the day
before the shooting, and threatened to
Kill him. The slayer has the syn
pathv OF the community.
Bishop ". W. Duncan, Professor a
Coke Smith of Woford College, the
editor of the !Southe7' Christian Adro-
cate, Rev. W. D. Kirkland, and D. B.
Anderson, Esq, Of tie Wotclman and
Soethron, were among the distinguish
ed visitors at the District Conference
in Summerton last week.
The picnicers will board the regu-
lar train this morning en- route to
Sumter, and be put off Dear Vernon,
the picnic grounds. The Guards will
attend in their uniforms, without arms.
Thas viii be accompanied BY quite a
nurner of ladies and gentlemen. A
band of music has been secured for
the occasion.
We take the following personals
from the Sanday SMfse7s: Miss Carrie
Chandler is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
E Mayes, Of Mayesrille.
Mrs. S. A Nettles is the guest OF
Miss Minnie Crockett, of Lancaster.
Mrs NJ v Evans, of Clarendon, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. +.
Mayes, OF Mayesville.
Tomorrow afternoon the Panolas
and the Manning Club viii cross bats
on the grounds of the latter. A live
ly game is expected. 1t is proposed
to have game next Monday between
bulky and skeleton nine picked mp
among the leans and fats of Manning.
This game viii draw large crowd.
If played, full account VIII appear in